Officer P. Koole grabbed his arm and forcibly
escorted him out of the building.After ordering him off the property and telling him
that this was private property he issued him a $65.00 Ticket. But Officer P. Koole couldn't or wouldn't tell Haskell what he had done wrong. Nice!

When Haskell asked
officer Koole why he used so much force he told Haskell he could apply any amount of
force necessary. Haskell says he 'is surprised that a NRP officer has the right to use whatever
force necessary on an any citizen before determining guilt or wrongdoing or any reasonable or probable Grounds'!

NRP officer stated twice that he knew what he was doing!

Mr. Haskell is known for not disrupting public
meetings to which he has attended many in his effort to attain news. This meeting was no exception!

NPCA communications direct Mr. Kevin Vallier,Manager, Development
& Communications, (pictured on right) said pictures were not allowed because the
speaker had not ‘Given permission’ even while she was speaking publicly.

It was revealed that it was Valliers that summoned the police on D'Angelo's order.

After their extraordinary treatment of an attendee in a public meeting, the preposterous excuse given by NPCA Chairman of the board, and Regional Councilor Bruce Timms was'We don't recognize his credentials'.

Certainly sad to see the NPCA stoop to these levels. Certainly if there was an issue would't Mr. D'Angelo first talk to the reporter rather than have him removed and charged. And even if the speaker did not give permission to be photographed shouldn't the speaker first make the objection and then have the person hosting the meeting deal with this issue calmly? I am surprised that the NRP didn't laugh this off. It is apparent that the NPCA needs to look at their manors of how to host a public meeting and should clearly state the ground rules a the opening of a public meeting.

I was there, and witnessed the entire thing. As a member of the Niagara Landowners Association, it was shocking to see Mr. Haskell treated in this manner. It felt like a "police state". Mr. Haskell had not bothered anyone. He simply stood quietly in the corner, taking photos. He explained what he was doing, but the NPCA people, Mr. D'Angelo, and the policeman would not pay any heed to what he said. They had an agenda, and were going to carry it through, regardless of the facts. I was horrified, and felt very outraged, for the abuse Mr. Haskell suffered. He was mistreated and disrespected for no reason that I could see, unless someone had a personal vendetta against him? Disgraceful behaviour, for employees of the government.....supposedly, our government???? Something needs to be done, to hold the people involved, accountable!!